What qualifies a pilot as an ace?

I forgot who it was, but on another threat, a modeler's friend smashed his completed tank against a wall in order to get him to "unwind" I'd of end up "unwinding" with his head through the sheet rock.

QUOTE: Originally posted by qmiester Some where I've seen this sign: "Fighter pilots make movies, Attack pilots make history"

in the same vein, excerpted from "The Mission", posted prominently near the Admiral's office at NSAWC-

6. Concerning the tally of Medal of Honor winners in Southeast Asia: Attack - 5. Fighter - 0

and

8. You can shoot down all the MiGs you want, but when you get hosed in Marshall by an SA-5, you've lost the war.

does any one know when the germans called a pilot an "expert". 100 kills or special abilities?

QUOTE: Originally posted by RemcoGrob does any one know when the germans called a pilot an "expert". 100 kills or special abilities?

Mate off the top of my head i think the Germans considered their fighter pilots "experten'' when they reached 10 kills.........